Game #3994
Saturday, 12 December 1987
Attendance: 25,759
Won
Division Two
3rd (-)
Birmingham City
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
St Andrew's
Garry Thompson hits a second successive brace to make it six in four games as Villa make it nine away victories out of twelve and remain third in the second division table, four points off first place.
Birmingham City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 13' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by Kevin Gage
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham City), Andy Kennedy
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 2-1, Garry Thompson
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in seventeen Division Two games, winning eleven.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Birmingham City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 12 December 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1978-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1978-1989
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 1 February 1986, Villa 0-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
Villa
None
Birmingham City
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Mark Lillis replaces Andy Gray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.30 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.47 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.26 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Garry Pendrey | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Birmingham City
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
RB Ray Ranson | 🏴 |
D Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Vince Overson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB John Frain | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M John Trewick | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner (ex) | 🏴 |
M Gary Childs | 🏴 |
W Ian Handysides | 🏴 |
W Steve Wigley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Kennedy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB John Frain | 🏴 | (F Guy Russell | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Kevin Ashley | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
